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I'm not wishing to offend anyone here, but what about "rep" could possibly be so important here that one would work up a "reputation scheme"?

I mean rep is a fun add-on to the site; and I thank everyone that has liked my postings enough to give some to me, but unless there is a check of some sort that is based on rep points I just can't see why anyone would take it that seriousley.

So if we give people Rep and it is not considered valuable by a Mod, we can lose our rep?
Just looking for clarification, as this could have a big impact on people giving rep. (I personally will no longer give it unless it is some phenominal informative post if I am understanding the new rules correctly)

Again not trying to stir the pot or anything, just wanting to know if by valuable if it is on a personal level, like , "well put reply to XXX" (which could be valuable to the community) or if its something like only give rep when you can say- "good job eliminating all disease from all fish ever".

So if we give people Rep and it is not considered valuable by a Mod, we can lose our rep?
Just looking for clarification, as this could have a big impact on people giving rep. (I personally will no longer give it unless it is some phenominal informative post if I am understanding the new rules correctly)

Again not trying to stir the pot or anything, just wanting to know if by valuable if it is on a personal level, like , "well put reply to XXX" (which could be valuable to the community) or if its something like only give rep when you can say- "good job eliminating all disease from all fish ever".

You are overthinking it. You will still decide what you think is rep worthy.

Odds are that you can just continue on as usuall unless you have a habit of giving rep for Pms, giving rep to the same friends each day no matter what or if they post etc. 99% of all memebrs will not be affected by this in any way.

Well put Crispy. I like what one teacher always used to say to me: "rules are not in place for the ones who abide by them, they are there to keep those in check who won't." The majority of the users on this site use the Rep system very well, it's the few that don't or the few that have abused it in the past that make this announcement necessary, and yes, there have been rep schemes in the past. Sad.
Thanks for the clarification William.